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Light egress window well covers.

This Wen corded saw is amazingly powerful. It chewed through my downed walnut tree. I bought a 16" model. Took some time getting the...

Hydrostatic pressure is what makes diapers bulge, retaining walls come down, foundations to pucker and in-ground concrete pools to pop...

We moved to Fredericksburg into a house built in1863. This out building may have been slave quarters, due to evidence of an old stove. We...

These hostas have been here since I moved in 12 years ago. I fertilized them with the usual stinky, burning, manufactured nitrogen...

My basement stairs. As with any painting, prep is the most important. Had to patch holes and cracks with concrete patch and clean and...

Here's my feet in what I call our Breezeway. Double carport I decked and screened in. We spend most of our time out here for three...

These definitely have a different look, yet they couldn't be stronger. No wood framing to rot; no broken or melted vinyl siding; no water...

Cars don't need a room of their own. It doesn't even snow anymore in the DMV. I put wood 2 by 10's down for a deck and screened this in...

Duradek is a PVC material used when floor traffic is involved. I recommend using outdoor rugs under furniture to prevent breaches. It...

Love this job. Always new friends to make and new mysteries to solve. This happy, huge fellow graced my inspection the other day. Very...

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See cracks all the time over those two-car garages on brick townhomes. Click on image or text to find LINTEL LIFT.

This is a 16-year-old deck with one inch wood decking and wood railings. Never seen anything like it! At 15 years the one-inch boards...

The more I inspect, the more I respect the challenge of constructing a home. Products, codes and best practices are constantly changing....

Click on image to buy covers for these nasty door dingers!

This house is still under construction and will therefore get better grading, yet it shows what happens when there is no sealant around...

Washington's Building Museum has a feature called LAWN. Built on scaffolding is a turf hill with hammocks and corn hole games. On a...

Just like you can't use your deck in the summer without a 9 foot umbrella, you don't want bugs entering as you go inside repeatedly to...